11/01/2026
4-ingredient spaghetti carbonara (no cream) 🍝
You'll need:
🍝 200 g spaghetti
🥓 100 g pancetta, guanciale or streaky bacon
🥚 2 eggs
🧀 1/2 cup finely grated pecorino or parmesan
(plus black pepper and salt for the pasta water)
Fry the pancetta until crisp and boil the spaghetti. Whisk the eggs, cheese and pepper together. Toss the hot drained pasta with the pancetta, take the pan off the heat, then add the egg mixture with a splash of pasta water and toss quickly until silky.
Creamy without any cream, and ready in 20 minutes.
💡 Tip: keep the pan off the heat when you add the eggs, so the sauce turns creamy instead of scrambled. Not eating pork? Smoked turkey bacon works as a swap.
⚠️ The eggs are only gently cooked by the heat of the pasta, so use fresh eggs. Not recommended for young children, pregnant people, older adults or anyone with a weakened immune system.
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